Air Force Day
Air Force Day or Day of the Air Force is observed by several nations with an
By country
Armenia
The Armenian Air Force celebrates its professional holiday on 26 June.[1][2]
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Air Forces celebrates Air Force Day on 14 February.[3]
Belarus
The
Bulgaria
Canada
Since 2006, the Royal Canadian Air Force has celebrated Air Force Day on 4 June. It has been hosted by the Royal Canadian Air Force Association of Canada (RCAFA) on Ottawa's Parliament Hill.[8]
Germany
The German Air Force celebrates its founding on 9 January.
India
The Indian Air Force celebrates its holiday on 8 October. Air force bases in India hold parades and air shows to mark the holiday.[9] The Air Warrior Drill Team often performs on this day.[10]
Indonesia
The
Kyrgyzstan
The
The anniversary of the founding of the Kyrgyz Air Force is also observed on 27 July.[16]
Nicaragua
The
Pakistan
Philippines
Air Force Day is marked on 1 July by the Philippine Air Force, marking the formal anniversary of its creation in 1947.
Russia
Taiwan
The
Turkey
The Turkish Air Force Foundation Day is the anniversary holiday for Turkey's military aviation force. The foundation of the Turkish Air Force was laid by the Minister of War Mahmud Shevket Pasha in Yeşilköy on 1 June 1911, when the first Ottoman Aviation Squadrons were created. This date has since been accepted as the birthday of the Turkish Air Force.[22][23]
Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force Day is celebrated on 6 August.[24] This day is celebrated according to the presidential decree of Viktor Yushchenko on 27 June 2007.
United States
The Air Force Day of the
Uzbekistan
The Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces celebrates its professional holiday on the third Sunday of August.[28] It was introduced by decree of President Islam Karimov on 21 July 1995.[29] On this holiday, the Ministry of Defense organizes a number of events, including a wreath laying ceremony to honor pilots who died in the line of duty.[30] A ceremonial flypast is also organized by the Tashkent Military District over the city of Chirchiq.[citation needed]
See also
- Navy Day
- Army Day
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- ^ "A Mother in India: 8th October". 22 October 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
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- ^ "В Бишкеке отметят День авиации Вооруженных сил КР". 17 August 2016.
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- ^ "Силы воздушной обороны Кыргызстана отметили 14-летие. Фоторепортаж". 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Air Force Day in Nicaragua / February 1, 2021".
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- ^ "Truman signs Air Force Day proclamation".
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